The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 27, 2159
Waxing Gibbous
91.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:51 PM
3:26 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.7%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2925
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 146.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.7° / 37.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 59m / -23.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.43° / -3.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.88° / 4.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.98° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.